lexington was a backwater. his connection with lowell was a mixed one -- louisville was a mixed one. >> let's go to willie in ohio. >> i would like to note -- any connection, at any association, i have always been under the impression former heavyweight champion cassius clay always said that was his slave name. any association at all? >> certainly the name stands out for americans because he was considered an abolitionist in lexington and ran an anti- slavery newspaper. my understanding -- i do not think there was a real family connection with cassius clay. >> there was a story for the new yorker once that i did some research for -- the man known as mohammad ali was originally known as cassius clay and was named for the abolitionist leader. the family he came from was from western kentucky. he took the name because cassius clay was an abolitionist or anti-slavery men. >> the election of 1840, henry clay tries for his whig party nomination. he was succeeded in that quest by whom? >> and william henry harrison. >

. >> he was stopped in lexington and was never able to actually make it beyond lexington to warn residentsown of concord that the british were gonna be coming. >> the poem also leads you to believe that paul revere was the only rider that night. not so. >> there were several other men, the most important of which was william dawes, who rode off of boston neck, taking the land route to go and warn people in lexington and concord. the other man is a man named dr. samuel prescott, who was actually out visiting his girlfriend that night and was roped into helping with the business when he met up with revere and with dawes in lexington. >> so, then why did longfellow leave out those two men? >> that is a great question, and there are many historians and academics who've researched that particular piece. their answers seem to be was what longfellow was striving at was finding a way to inspire individuals to take up their place in history and to do an action that could help to change the course of events in their country. >> others offer a different explanation. they say that the poem's opening l

then it goes up to lexington. who is making the noise, who is spreading the noise, who gets to digest it? president chiu: excuse me. thank you for your time. thank you. next speaker. >> thank you. i am from the fillmore neighborhood. i came here to check in with supervisor mirkarimi about the 2011 sra enforceable operation payment schedule. this is the document and it is really hard to see. basically, over september, october, november, december, there will be $1.8 million into the fillmore neighborhood totaling $7.5 million. this ordinance is 3106a that was put out by ross. what i want to do is, according to this ordinance, the redevelopment has continued in this neighborhood around housing and to existing covenants, contrast, obligations. also, to redress the demolition of a substantial number of residential dwelling units for moderate to low income. to the greatest extent possible. i wanted to check in with supervisor mirkarimi -- we have a unique situation where the redevelopment in this city is both in the nei

thousands of people in lexington came for the funeral. it is national news. >> at the thing about that monument, i think he has more images in the nation's capital than any other individual. life magazine said he was one of the most influential americans at -- of all time. the fact that henry clay pulled a divided nation together, the nation is still one nation, at is still one democracy, and is still trying very hard. >> a very quick call from bowling green, ky. >> why do you suppose henry clay was not interested in a 1's perspective on slavery? the reason i ask the question, a european-victorian woman had traveled to america to kentucky in 1835. >> i have to interrupt you. we have very little time. >> she was sent by britain. that was a note to play not to like her. he had principles about a woman was replaced. >> had women been able to vote, at henry clay would have been president. at the outset, women in america like henry clay. everybody uniformly said that women like henry clay and would have voted for him. she came to-land. she did

: you don't have to be a history teacher to know that lexington and concord are in massachusetts.en she said the founding fathers, quote, worked tirelessly until slavery was no more. and then when challenged to name one. >> if you look at one of our founding fathers, john quincy add damsz, that's absolutely true. >> reporter: was he a founding father? when the declaration of independence was signed, john quincy adams was only nine years old. bachmann may not have much to say about the democratic party today, but when asked to name her favorite presidents, she explained why harry truman, a democrat, is on her list. >> i would never call on israel to withdraw to its indefensible 1967 borders. i would do what every american president has done until this president -- >> reporter: correct or incorrect? her fans say bachmann's values are what counts. >> you've got to have your core principles grounded somewhere and stand on those principles. >> reporter: and her values run deep. >> what's powerful about a message like michele bachmann's isn't the particulars of history and exactly the r

they had not heard of lexington and concord. a british letter had to go to halifax, quebec, montreal, and st. john, and then down lake champlain to get to fort ticonderoga. all of new england new what was going on. they stormed the fort. they took everyone prisoner. no one was hurt. no one was killed. they found 90 gallons of rum that belonged to the coma daunt. they had a party. a sendoff of 85 prisoners and 60 women and children to connecticut. now, part of what i've had to do is sort of de bunc that attack. it's what ethan allen supposedly said at the lake, and he wrote the line himself several years later. i guess he figured he couldn't get it through the printer, but by whose authority do you come? ethan allen said in the name of jehovah and the continental congress, but according to a young man there what he really said was come out of you you damned old rat. [laughter] it sounds more believable. [laughter] well, it didn't go down well with some of the vermonters. they were afraid that the british would counterattack, and

they haven't heard of lexington and concord. a british letter had to go to halifax, quebec, montreal and st. john and then down on lake champlain to get to ticonderoga. paul revere was a little more efficient. all of new england was going. so allen and arnold stormed the fort. the took a free one prisoner. no one was hurt, no one was killed. they found 90 gallons of rum that belonged to the commandant and they had a bit of a party. ethan allen wrote that he would pay the, not at some future time and send 85 prisoners and 60 women and children to connecticut. part of life had to do is deboned that attack. one of the from the date the most famous lines in history is what e thad allen supposedly said to the, not at ticonderoga and he rode the wind himself several years later i guess he figured he couldn't get the real thing for the printer but what became famous as when the, not said by whose authority do you demand ethan allen supposedly set in the name of jehovah's and the continental congress. but according to the young man who

they thought like captain parker said in lexington, and i quote him, "if they mean to have a war, letgin here." as many times as i recall and all of you who are not family members, like me, have recalled this incident time and again over the last ten years, i never fail to be astonished, literally astonished by the courage they demonstrated. and so we stand where it began. we think of them, we think of our nation, we think of our history, we think of the future. we think of it because of them with a confidence knowing that ordinary citizens will continue to stare down fear, overwhelm evil and bring forth hope from what seems to be none. and although we'll continue to amaze us and inspire us when it happens, it should not surprise us, for that heroism is who we are. and that courage lies deepest and beats loudest in the heart of this nation. we know that these 40 men and women were more than ordinary americans to all of you sitting in front of me. they were more than passengers and crews. they were already heroes. they were already heroes to you. they were the father that tucked you in

they thought like captain parker said at lexington, and i quote him, if they mean to have a war, letas many times as i recall, and all of you who are not family members like me have recalled this incident time and again over the last ten years. i never fail to be astonished, literally astonished by the courage they demonstrated. and so we stand where it began. we think of them, we think of our nation, we think of our history, and we think of the future. and we think of it because of them with a confidence knowing that ordinary citizens will continue to stare down fear, overwhelm evil, and bring forth hope from what seems to be none. and although it'll continue to amaze us and inspire us when it happens, it should not surprise us. for that heroism is who we are, and that courage lies deepest and beats loudest in the heart of this nation. we know that these 40 men and women were more than ordinary americans to all of you sitting in front of me. they were more than passengers and crews. they were already heroes. they were already heroes to you. they were the father that tucked you in be

nation's most important heritage from yellowstone to the the statue of liberty, from concorde and lexington to manassas and shiloh to here, all for we the people to enjoy, to reflect upon and to learn about our nation from. these partners, however, barely reflect the many people who have given of themselves to arrive at today. they include the flight 93 ambassadors, local people who took it upon themselves to help visitors starting within days of 9/11. [applaus [applause] >> first responders in the corner, the newly formed friends of flight 93, all of you please join us. volunteers, contractors, consultants, public officers holder, government employees, construction workers, and governors, generals, cabinet members, senators, congressmen, presidents and first ladies, plus, over 75,000 individuals who have donated their money to create this memorial and over one thousand businesses and individuals for international design competition. this has been a truly american undertaking, no one asked except to be friendly, who are you, where are you from? why are you here? how come you care? all that

lexington park, maryland, 77 degrees. 51 degrees in detroit, a 43 in michigan. the dew point levels tumbling. drier air will stick around for of a few days and then a sunshine will make another appearance. we will not see a lot of it for the day tomorrow. more sunshine on sunday. pressure over the great lakes will eventually bring us increasing clouds and a chance of a few showers tomorrow. 20% to 30% chance. cooler temperatures with highs in the upper 50's to ow 60's. slight chance of showers tomorrow. clearing out a little on sunday with more sunshine and cool air. highs today 73-77. added clouds later this afternoon. temperatures tonight in the mid 40's in the suburbs low 50's's downtown. tomorrow, mostly cloudy, tens of showers, 57-62. . the extended outlook. the most beautiful weather in washington comes in october. monday tuesday, and wednesday look fantastic with high temperatures in the mid 70's. tomorrow and sunday will be a shock to the system. >> jennifer donelan is working on a story about the first lady. so we will see all the pictures. >>> next, th

this morning, my cab driver was like, you want me to take park avenue or lexington.o, is that a green light or a person? is that a person? that's right. new york is no longer requiring eye exams to renew a driver's license, which explains or new state motto, welcome to new york. get on youtube. >> jimmy tonight, bridesmaids actress, melissa mccarthy, match makers, steven and joann ward and musical act, dierks bentley, "late night with jimmy fallon." weeknights at 12:00 on your local nbc station. >> entertainment news, according to forbes, there is no reason why any of tv's desperate housewives should be that desperate. eva longoria sits tied atop the magazine's list of top paid female actresses taking in $13 million for the 12 months ending in may. longoria at 36 was also the youngest on the list. tina fey tied for number one, $13 million. marsha cross tied for second with mariska har ga tay and mark held again berger taking in $10 million. housewives teri hatcher and felicity huffman tied for third place. newly single "american idol" judge, jennifer lopez, has plunk

it invoked memories for me of lexington, concord, and the alamo where americans banded together against incredible odds, stood strong, and said no, this will not stand. that is what happened in the skies of pennsylvania. that is what happened in shanksville. i am certain it will be the inspiration for many generations to come. we must always remember the heroes of flight 93. god bless them. god bless the families. god bless the united states of america. thank you. [applause] >> if the families dumo not mind, i would like to speak on your behalf to this extraordinarily large assembled crowd. ladies and gentlemen, over the past couple days, i have met quite a few of you. you have come from all around the country. you came in buses, vans, cars, pickup trucks, and on motorcycles. some of you had your cars towed out of the moneyed lot. i think your presence today means almost as much to the families and perhaps as much as the memorial itself. [applause] some of us for whatever reason got a bunch of vip badges. you are the vip's. many of you have been here for a couple of days. i met a couple

you get the lexington, kentucky, based business big ass fans. >> it's definitely eye catching, ear catching. however you want to say that. it inspires a lot of interest and it's great for customers. >> the company is the brainchild of kerry smith. he saw design for massive fans that could inexpensively heat and cool large industrial spaces. he began selling the fans under a name that didn't have the same name for it. >> kae upped it hvls fans, high volume, low speed. the problem is it is a little difficult to understand or remember a name like that. >> longtime staffer paul sums it up another way. >> while the name was dedescriptive it was not memorable. >> when they brought the fans that range from 60 to 24 feet in dee am ter, the response was always the same. >> they would ask us are you the guys that make those big ass fans? it was a constant thing. after about two years we relented, and said well this whole hvls thing, that's not going any place. everybody calls us big ass fans. >> smith figured he was on to something. they had used the big ass fans name informally in advertising. and h

check out this back up leading wall past lexington. 23 minutes north bound into los gatos.is a heavy truck. hot spots all around the bay. the bridge check starting at the bay bridge toll plaza, westbound the backup is to the edge of the macarthur maze. a 20 minute drive time if you're coming from interstate 80 or from the macarthur maze on 580 and 24, a look at the san mateo bridge ride. we are still enjoying a smooth commute although there was a report of an accident. we have not seen any back up. it does not appear as though there will be any problem for the westbound ride. your commute to the golden gate, we told you about the problems in northern marin. the trip across the span while heavy is not bad. there are no delays. 8:19 a.m., let's get a check on weather with james fletcher in the weather center. >> the morning sun is up and we are beginning to see it early morning heating. right now we're mostly clear. cool temperatures for the most part and beginning to warm. nice and hot come this afternoon. afternoon temperatures should be quite a bit warmer than yesterday. 8

for instance, on the day after the battles of lexington and concord where the war begins on april 19th, 1775, america created an army that's rained boston and besieged the british army which was inside of boston, to keep the british army from coming out and attacking them again. after a few months, almost predictably, camp diseases broke out in both of those armies, and those diseases spread out into the suburbs around boston. the disease spread to massachusetts where john adams's wife, and abigail adams was living. when the disease hit, abigail adams is mother fell victim to the disease. .. >> he promised what he called the punishment for those who were leaving and backing the american revolution. so the gamble, the whole strategy of the conservatives had suddenly been taken away from them, had suddenly been proven to be an incorrect strategy. the king would not negotiate. and on the very next day after the king speech was published in a philadelphia newspaper, a pamphlet hit the streets in philadelphia, a pamphlet called commonsense written by thomas paine. this pamphlet was the most

we move on to lexington park, maryland. patrick on our line for republicans.caller: since the backers that got the loan guarantee, whether or not they were considered, when the firm failed, were they given money out of this account for themselves? also, i understand republicans say the obama administration -- it seems they do not have business sense. that seems to be problems for the taxpayers and america. guest: i think that remains to be seen, the bankruptcy filing. they just filed for bankruptcy several weeks ago. so that is a lengthy process. going back to what i mentioned about the restructuring of the loan and with the government did that, apparently given the email that -- and other documents, it does appear that the investors, the private investors such as kaiser would get their money back before the government does. it remains to be seen whether or not there was a breach of law. in terms of your second question, i thinks obam'as bea't on clean energy, while he has not retreated from that completely, he has in his public statements and his job speech.

it was much more akin to lexington and concord than yorktown. it was the beginning of something, and the landscape really was forever changed. ... >> it was a public festival in mississippi. he was accused of assaulting a white woman. he'd be captured, shot, mortally wounded, kept alive by a doctor so they could lynch him the next day and get the word out in newspapers, ect., that they were going to have a lynching. the naacp pleaded with the federal government, pleaded with the governor, and everybody said, hey -- the federal government said this is a local matter. that would obviously echo years later, and the governor at the time in mississippi was complete racist, but he said, hey, what am i supposed to do? the guy committed a terrible crime. no, he didn't. he was not convicted of it. there was no trial. there had never been a trial. he's executed with 10,000 people in broad daylight in 1919. a terrible crime committed years later in muddy, mississippi, and that's done in the middle of the night, all the guys have to swear to secrecy. it was

just east of lexington, kentucky. turned out to be a gas pipeline rupture. local news stations were flooded with calls about it. they sent the crews out to cover the incident overnight. according to the local news reports there had been another explosion in this same area along the same set of gas lines about four years ago. after last week's gas line scare in central kentucky, we have word this week from the "associated press" that kentucky's junior senator is taking a principled stand now on gas pipeline safety. his stand is that he's against it. he's blocking gas pipeline safety measures. the safety bill the "ap" notes has support from both parties and from the gas industry, which after all, has been having a problem with its pipelines blows up. quoting the "ap," a deadly gas line explosion near san francisco last year and other gas explosions and oil pipeline spills has created consensus in congress as well as the industry that there are gaps in federal safety regulations. there is a consensus, consensus that something needs to be done. a consensus excep

as i write in the book, it was much more akin to lexington and concord than yorktown. it was the beginning of something. and the landscape really was forever changed. you saw lynchings at a high point, and from that point on they begin to diminish. from that point until today. and you saw riots, there was a few more -- there was a major race riot in tulsa, there was the incident in rosewood, in the 1943 there's a major incident in detroit that is sort of a white and black riot, and then you have some incidents, obviously, during the civil rights movement there was violence. i'm not -- that's obvious. but it was nothing compared to 1919. in 1919 there was a black man named john hartfield who was lynch inside public with a crowd estimated as large as 10,000 people in ellisville, mississippi. he was accused of assaulting a white woman. he'd been captured, shot, mortally wounded, kept alive by a doctor just so they could lynch him the next day and then publicly get the word out in newspapers, etc., that they were going to have a lynching. the naacp pleaded with the federal

i would maintain from lexington and concord in 1775 to jefferson's first inauguration in 1801 nobody stood more consistently at the center of american political life than alexander hamilton. this is a story, an incredible story of an illegitimate, orphaned young man who comes out of nowhere, sets the world on fire, and grows up quite literally alongside his adopted country. thank you. >> i've been advised particularly since it's being taped by c-span and we have people upstairs, that this will this will onlyophone in the center aisle. and also that way i won't have to repeat the question. so if you could just make your way to the microphone, in the center and if you are so inclined to line up i'll be happy to try to answer any questions. >> i just gave a course on teddy roosevelt and mckinley. my question has to do with teddy roosevelt's liking of alexander hamilton. can you explain a little bit of how roosevelt would have admired hamilton, being a progressive president, how would he have admired hamilton and writes about him in a positive way. >> yeah. it's interesting that hamilton

for instance, on the day after the battles of lexington and concord when the war begins on april 19, 1775, america created an army that ringed boston and besieged the british army which was inside of boston, to keep the british army from coming out and attacking them again. after a few months, almost predictably, camp diseases broke out in if both of those armies, and those diseases spread out into the suburbs around boston. and the disease spread to braintree, massachusetts, where john adams' wife, abigail adams, was living. and when the disease hit braintree, abigail adams' mother fell victim to the disease. and perished. a servant in abigail adams' home was taken ill, and she died. one of her sons was taken ill but, fortunately, survived and abigail herself fell ill but survived. it's possible and, in fact, i think probable that more civilians died in braintree from that epidemic than was true of the men from braintree who had actually gone off to soldier. so civilians were paying a price. and it radicalizes abigail adams. she writes a letter, a bitter letter to her husband, john,

live from lexington, kentucky, the state of henry clay who three times was nominated for president of the united states. this is a new series. it is going to be alive for the next 14 friday night, 8:00 p.m. we will look at folks like william jennings bryan and adlai stevenson and george wallace and hoover humphrey. a live -- live call-in programs beginning tonight at 8:00 eastern. tonight is henry clay. we are pleased to be joined by congressman from new york, a democrat, who serves on the education committee and infrastructure committee. two of the president's proposals last night greatly affect your two committees -- education spending and infrastructure spending. congressman bishop, what did you think? guest: i thought the proposals were good proposals, practical proposals. they have at least a shot of passing the house of representatives. and i also think they have the potential to put people back to work and to try to get our economy growing again. in general, i was pleased with the proposals. host: "the wall street journal" you heard me reading, trying to manipulate a $15 trilli

lexington, 39. all of this brings you dry air. but there's a secondary low forming here, which means more rain for the northeast by the time we get into saturday. enjoy your mostly dry friday. here's where you can enjoy the dry. 85% of texas is in the severe drought they say could last five to ten years. widely-scattered showers in central texas today, and later in southern texas tonight. >> all of america's weather coming up in the next half hour. robin? george? josh? >> wish people could see. oh, that's right. people can see. >>> and coming up on "gma," more on the two, big trials we're tracking. michael jackson's doctor and amanda knox. our crack legal team, dan abrams, nancy grace, weighing in. >>> one of hollywood's golden couples headed for a big split. the latest on ashton kutcher and demi moore. >>> and the science of supermodels. why seeing a flawless face and gorgeous figure is more powerful why seeing a flawless face and gorgeous figure is more powerful than anyone could tell. n not separated from your own life... when

our live look begins next friday, september 9th when we will travel to lexington kentucky and take your calls about the contention of henry clay. we will take a look at one contender for a week here on c- span. for more information on our series, go to our website c- span.org. you will find a schedule of the series, biographies of all the candidates. portions of their speeches when available. next, a town hall meeting with debbie wasserman schultz. then, the 66 anniversary of v-j day. then another preview of "the contenders." >> next, representative debbie wasserman schultz has a town hall meeting for senior citizens. she discusses disaster funding, bipartisanship, and the upcoming agenda. this is an hour and 10 minutes. >> is an honor to be here. i have represented this area for the entire time i have served in the house of the president's. i can say i have literally grown up and you have watched almost every major thing that has happened in someone's developed life and lived through that with me and it has been such a wonderful experience to represent this community. you have all made

that's tomorrow night from his estate in lexington, kentucky, called ashland, a 90-minute live program talking about his history and his legacy and contributions he made to american society, sometimes for good and sometimes for ill as we go through the series. join us for that. sent francisco, john is up next as we talk about last night's debate. republican, you are on. good morning. caller: good morning. speaking of losers, last night i was watching the debate, nothing but losers. let's talk about rick perry. rick perry cut education spending. then he turns to cutting federal funding for firefighters. and now look at texas is burning up. let me go to newt gingrich. it seems last night that he was sucking uup to rick perry, probably in looking to unseat the vice president's position. speaking of losers, all losers. go obama, 2012. host: bank. and now this from twitter -- just a couple of minutes of your analysis of last night's debate. now, from eugene, a democrat. my apologies. i hit the button too quickly. mike, from beaumont, texas. caller: i wanted to make a comment. briefly on the

he is a particular fan of lexington, kentucky's kingland racetrack. i would be remiss if i didn't mention that today, the day of his retirement, is also tim's birthday. so, mr. president, i know that many on capitol hill after hearing about his retirement have taken a moment to say thank you and goodbye to tim o'keefe. i wanted to make sure i was one of them. he will be missed here in the u.s. senate and we're grateful, very grateful, for his 3 years of service. mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. harkin: mr. prek that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that christina wright of my staff be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's proceedings. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: mr. president, yesterday, the census bureau released information about poverty income and health insurance in our country, and the news was, in sho

i-64 which begins in virginia and runs through lexington, kentucky, and louisville, and onto st. louis, it's a major, major east-west artery of this country, and this country, both civilian and commercial traffic, about 90,000 vehicles err day go across this bridge -- vehicles per day go across this bridge. most of them in morning go into louisville, most of them in the afternoon go out of louisville in indiana. all that have traffic is being diverted onto i-65 we have a great centrally located community in lieuville, three interstates converge there. i-71, i-61 and i-64 and they all con verge in a pretty similar spot except now all that traffic that can no longer go on i-64 across the sherman-minton has to go across the i-65 bridge. that bridge is already taxed to its extreme, it's operating at 25% more than it was envisioned to hold. now, 90,000 more vehicles are going to be coming across that bridge every day. so we don't know yet what's going to transpire with that sherman-minton bridge, whether it can be repaired, whether it's going to be to have to be condemned and rebuild.

they in, day out, year in, year out, as servicemen and women have done since those early days in lexington. our military and you, our veterans, are truly america's heroes. as we honor and remember each and every life that we have lost, we recommit ourselves in shared gratitude to serve those who have served us. it is impossible to put a price tag on freedom, but we all know the cost of war is all too apparent. our men and women returned home, some carrying with them the lasting effects of war, wounds that are both visible and invisible. some return having difficulty adjusting to civilian life. some come back and cannot find employment in today's tough economic climate, but just as on the battlefield, these men and women continue to put others before themselves to ensure lives are made better and that the ideals that they fought for in lands far away are still cherished here at home. it is that simple and often forgotten concept which is at the heart of the american legion. it is what you, its members, stand for. more important, what you fight for on behalf of your fellow veterans. thankful

as a service men and women have done since early days in lexington and concord. military in view, our veterans are truly america's heroes. we recommit ourselves and shared a gratitude to serve those that have served us. it is impossible to put a price tag on freedom. we all know the cost of war is all too apparent. our men and women, a home, sometimes carrying the lasting effects of war, once that are visible and invisible. some have had difficulty adjusting to a civilian life. some come back and cannot find employment in today's tough economic climate. just as on the battlefield, these men and women continue to put others before themselves to ensure lives are made better and the ideals that they fought for in a land far away are still cherished here at home. it is that simple and often forgotten concept that is at the heart of the american legion. it is would you, its members stand for, and more importantly would you fight for on behalf of your fellow veterans. thankfully america realized long ago that those people are now -- are allowed not only a debt of grati